The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03

dominion extends over Canada and
and whose empire over India, Ed
ward Howard, Cardinal Archbishop
Of Tusculum, patron of the Sulpicien
priests, placed, according to the rite,
the first inaugural stone of the Cana
dian Seminary which is under the
protection of the Patriarch st. 10,
seph"-all this is written on the
parchment in choice Latin.
We can well imagine with what in
forest such parchment will be read
1000 years from now, for we know
how eagerly all inscriptions of 1000
years back are studied at the present
day, and how learned men ponder
over them. In every direction can
be seen in Rome new colleges and
monasteries building. The Francis
cans, it will be remembered, were
turned out some time ago of their old
convent of Ara Cell, the one Gibbon
commemorated, to make room for the
monument to Victor Emanuel, which
is to be placed on Capitol Hill, where
stood the ark of the ancient Romans.
The Francscans have built a new
father house near St. John of Late
ran, Via Merulana, where novices
are prepared to go on missions all
over the world tits fine, substan-
tial building, and has also architect
ural merit. The fathers and novices
will be much more comfortable there
than in their old, historical convent
Of the Campidoglia; but their fine
library is gone forever from them; all
their valuable codici and ancient
tones are distributed about on the
shelves OF the Vittorio Emmanuel
library, together with the other con-
vent and monastery libraries that
were confscated by the Italian
Government. His Holiness the
Pope is taking a lively interest
in the new Benedictine College of
st. Anselmo, which is for the final
studies of young Benedictine mis-
sionaries who arctic be sent to East
eru missions, especially to the Greek
schismatics of the Levant, with
whom the Benedictines are very
popular. All oriental languages
living aud dead will be taught there.
The Armenian Benedictines of We
nice, the congregation of Meckhita-
reans will be called upon for teach
ers, and all the Benedictine congre-
cations of the world-Mount Casino
Of Italy, the French, German, Swiss,
North and South America, will be
asked to contribute to the support of
this important college. The Pope
has shown what deep interest he
takes in it in late letter written to
thextruly Apostolical Archbishop of
Catania, tho Benedictine Abbot
Dusmet. That prelate is most re
markable man-pious, learned and
devoted. During the terrible earth
Quakes at the time of the eruption of
Mount Etna Abbot Dusmet labored
among the suffering people as if he
had been a humble parish priest.
His mode of lie is most exemplary,
like that of an American Bishop.
He keeps no carriage, no suite of at
tendants, but goes foot, lives fru-
gally, takes no interest in politics,
and thinks only of the duties of his
holy office. The new Bene-
dictine college will be placed by di-
rection of Lee XIII in the old |
Palazzo Spinola, known for century
or more as the "Convertendi." The |
SpinOla palace is a fine specimen Of |
Roman palatial architecture of the |
Renaissance period, and was built by |
BaldasSare Peruzzi for Genoese
nobleman, Spinola. Some persons
say it is the palace where Raphael
lived aud died, but it is a mistake. |
The great artists palace, which was
called ii PriOrato in his time, stood |
in the Piazza Rusticscci, and was
torn down when Alexander VII. |
had the Vatican colonnade built by |
Bernini. Opposite to it is another |
famous palace, the Giraud Torionia,
built by Bramante for the celebrated |
and opulent Cardinal Corneto. Cor
neto gave it to Henry VIII, of Eng
land, and it became the ambassado- |
rial palace. Cardinal Wolsey lived |
there the time he came to Rome to
arrange the affairs of his royal master
with the Holy See, when the divorce |
Of Catharine of Arragon was pro-
posed. But to return to the Falazzo
Spinola or Convertendi, the home of |
the new Benedictine college. 1t has
had some famous occupants; one of
the most distinguished was Char.
lotte, Queen of Cyprus, the last of the
Lusignani. When this unfortunate
Queen was deposed by her illegiti-
mate brother Giacomo-he who mar
ried the beautiful Caterina Cornaro
of Venice-Charlotte came to Rome
a widow with an infant son. Sixtus
Nv treated her with paternal kind
ness, gave her the Spinola palace as
a residence,a he aud his successor,
Innocent VIII, supported her and
her son according to their rank.
The son died soon after their arrival.
Charlotte's husband was her cousin,
Ligui of Savoy, the son of her aunt,
the beautiful Anna of Cyprus, wife
of the Duke of Savoy. When Char
lotte died broken hearted in 1887,
only little over 80, she left her
rights to the crowns Of Cyprus, Ar
menia and Jerusalem to her nephew
Charles, Duke of Savoy. The high
sounding titles Of King of Cyprus,
Armenia and Jerusalem we're borne
by the dukes and kings of the Savoy
family up to our day. When Victor
Emmanuel was declared King Of
united Italy those empty titles we're
very wisely dropped. Charlotte of
Cyprus, the dethroned Queen, wild
owed wife and childless mother, was
buried at St. Peters; the crypt of
the church is her tomb, with inscrip-
ton.